Sammie Wicks

Violence Prevention | Education | Research | & #OSINTforGood

Los Angeles, California, United States

About

My work exists at the intersection between public policy, public safety, public health, public education, and community resilience. I am a highly motivated and service-oriented global communicator with 10 years of diverse law enforcement-related experience, including investigations, program development, community engagement, and partnership building. As an industry-trained professional, I am experienced in collaborating with multi-agency multidisciplinary teams and have a commitment to conflict resolution, community wellness, and community safety. I am interested in pursuing evidence-based practice with a particular focus on how development, transnational organized crime, conflict, and resource competition interact in the Maghreb and the Sahel.

Experience

  • Adjunct Faculty at University of Colorado Denver
    Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr

  • Moonshot (Full-time · 3 yrs 4 mos)
    • Head of U.S. Interventions
      Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

      Developing resources and training for for violence prevention professionals and networks, building capacity of local and statewide efforts, and informing and prevention infrastructure development.

    • US Interventions Manager
      Oct 2023 - Jan 2024 · 4 mos

    • Interventions Manager
      Mar 2023 - Oct 2023 · 8 mos

  • Violence Prevention Practitioner and Analyst at Haven Prevention and Intelligence LLC
    Jul 2022 - Present · 4 yrs

  • Affiliate Faculty- Criminal Justice & Criminology at Metropolitan State University of Denver
    Aug 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 11 mos

  • Co-Chair at McCain Institute
    Jan 2022 - Jan 2024 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Prevention Practitioners Network Communications/Outreach Committee